"Surely the eyes of the Sovereign Lord
are on the sinful kingdom.
I will destroy it
from the face of the earth -
yet I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob."
"For I will give the command,
and I will shake the house of Israel
among all the nations
as grain is shaken in a sieve,
but not a kernel will fall to the ground.
All the sinners among my people
will die by the sword,
all those who say,
'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.' "
Amos 9:8-10 (NIV)